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V. V. CURTIS f CHECK Filed Avril 6, 1923 6 ZWZIQS Z,

FIRST STATE BANK 0F DQEVILLE7 TEXAS.

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FIRST SME BANK or oofvlLLE, TEXAS,

Domum,TEXAs, M wel No. Z/ 7 Patented Jan. l, 1924.

UNHTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VAN VINCIENI' CURTIS, OFMOALLEN, TEXAS.

CHECK.

Application filed April 6, 1823. Serial No. 630,313.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, VAN V. CURTIS, e citizen of the United States, residingr `ut Mc- Allen, in the county of Hidalgo and Stute of U Texas, have invented e new und useful Check, of which the following is n specificetion.

This invention has reference t bunk checks, notes or the like, the primary object l0 of the invention being to provide e. check wherein it will be impossible for u person to fraudulent-1y alter. the check.

Another object ofthe invention is to provide nK check of n. construction, whereby the .sume may be protected against alteration, eliminating the necessity of using any form of cutting or perforated means.

W'ith the foregoing und other objects in view which will appear es the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination und arrangement of parte und in the details of construction hereinafter described end claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing.:

Figure 1 is 4:i view representing a. check mede out prior to applying the protecting means.

Figure 2 is e. check disclosing the protect` ino ineens as applied.

igure 3 is a sectional view through c. check disclosing the weakened portion thereof, teken on line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, a check is shown es4 ruled iii the usuel und Well known manner, having u line on which the number, representing the amount of the check is pluoed.

As shown, the check forming the subject metter of the present invention is provided with a weakened Jortion 5 which embodies u section of the cieck formed of paper, eX ceptionnlly thin und perishable, as compared with the body portion 6 of the check, :is clearly shown by Figure 3 of the drawing.

Cooperating with the weakened )o1-tion 5 of the check, 1s u protectingstrip formed materiel, the under side of the strip `7 being supplied with adhesive materiel so that the strip may loeniolstened and ressed into engagement with the weakenec portion of the check to securely unite the strip 7 end wenk- .ened portion 5. l

It might be further stated that in use, this strip 7 is normally glued to the check at. n point adjacent too-ne end of the strip whereby the strip muy be moved zin-'uy from the weakened portion of the checkto permit e person to write on the weakened portion.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that when a. check has been made out, the protecting strip 7 is es before stated, securely united with the weakened portion 5 of the strip to the end that while the amount of the check me. f be observed through the trnns lucent stri if a. person should attempt to alter the e eck by removingr the strip 7. the weakened portion of the check would likewise be torn from the cheek.

Havin thus described the invention, what is cleime us new is:-

In e check, u'body portion having an integral section formed of relatively thin muteriel, a transparent protecting strip having connection with the body portion et one end of the protecting slip, seid .protectino sli a having its under surface` formed Wit. n liesive materiel to secure the protecting strip to the-relatively thin ,section of the check, end ,seid protecting strip being formed of tre-ns eurent material.

In testimony t et I claim Vthe foregoing :is my own, I have hereto nilixed my signature in the presence -of-two witnesses.

VAN vINcIEN'r oUirris.

MARSHALL WHITE, R; W. BARRON.

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